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" Dignity in the Egyptian revolution : "
Zaynab El Bernoussi, International University of Rabat.
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1089651
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bc10824
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English
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| Main Entry
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El Bernoussi, Zaynab,1986-
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Dignity in the Egyptian revolution : : protest and demand during the Arab uprisings /\ Zaynab El Bernoussi, International University of Rabat.
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Cambridge, United Kingdom ;New York, NY, USA :: Cambridge University Press,, 2021.
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, ©2021
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1 online resource (xxi, 168 pages) :: illustrations
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9781108991148
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: 1108991149
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: 1108998097
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: 9781108998093
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9781108845854
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9781108965057
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Cover -- Half-title -- Title page -- Copyright information -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of Figures -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- A Note on Transliteration -- Glossary of Arabic Terms -- Introduction -- Argument and Contribution -- Terminology -- Layers of Meaning -- The Wider Context for Dignity Slogans -- Structure and Thematic Chapters -- 1 Dignity as Faith -- Background -- Instrumentalizing Religion -- Interviews -- Conclusions -- 2 Dignity as Identity -- Background -- A Postcolonial Setting -- Expressions of Karama and Identity -- Globalization and Identity -- Interviews -- Conclusions -- 3 Dignity as a Human Right -- Background -- A Postcolonial Setting -- Expressions of Karama as a Human Right -- Interviews -- Articulating a Problem of Dignity as a Human Right -- Human Dignity in Egypt -- 4 Dignity as Materialism -- A Critical Review of Development -- Expressions of Karama as Materialism -- Interviews -- A Price for Dignity -- 5 Dignity Recognition, Not Status -- The Language Setting -- Dignition -- Identity, Politics, and Emotions -- Issues of Development -- Conclusion -- Select Bibliography -- Other Sources -- Index.
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"As you expect, it is much of a struggle to define dignity because, like many terms, it has changed over time and it has a personal connotation to each one of us, depending on our language. In English, dignity comes from the latin word dignitas, which refers to a rank, whereas in Arabic, dignity (karama1) as a word shares a root of with karam or generosity. To define dignity in one way or the other also depends on your personal experiences as a human being. There are the dignity enthusiasts and the dignity skeptics, and I am a dignity enthusiast as you will see because I believe that dignity is a very useful concept to improve our relationships with one another- it's that simple. And to use the words of Judge Chrisitan Byk:"--
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Dignity.
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Respect for persons.
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Human rights-- History-- 21st century.
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Revolutions-- Egypt-- History-- 21st century.
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Dignity.
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Human rights.
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Politics and government.
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Respect for persons.
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Revolutions.
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Egypt, Politics and government, 21st century.
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Egypt, History, Protests, 2011-2013.
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Egypt.
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179.70962
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BJ1533.D45E4 2021
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